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Based <\/strong>on recent headlines, the stock market and economy appear poised for more volatility through the end of the year and most of 2024. You’re not alone if you\u2019re concerned about a potential recession in 2024, persistent inflation, and rising interest rates. You need unique financial solutions to protect what you have worked so hard to build. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to safeguard your retirement savings during turbulent market conditions is by engaging the services of a Utah CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER\u2122<\/strong><\/a>, also referred to as a CFP\u00ae.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Scott Marsh Financial, our team has been using behavioral finance methodologies to assist successful individuals and their families in safeguarding their retirement assets during turbulent times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog will share some of our insights on how behavioral finance may help you pursue your goals and protect your family\u2019s multi-generational legacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Look at Behavioral Finance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a nutshell, behavioral finance explores the psychology and emotions that influence our financial decision-making. This process can reveal why we sometimes need more rational choices for investing our money. Then, it examines how those feelings and emotions impact the bigger picture -how you make the right planning and investment decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B<\/strong><\/a>ehavioral finance<\/strong><\/a> concepts also play an even bigger role in your retirement planning decisions, especially in the face of economic uncertainties that can increase the volatility of the securities markets. While these factors may create anxiety and uncertainty, understanding behavioral finance principles can help you make rational financial decisions and avoid irrational decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Risk Tolerance and Emotional Resilience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Behavioral finance teaches us the importance of assessing our capacity for taking risk tolerance more accurately. There can be a big difference between our risk tolerance (emotion-backed) and our capacity to take risks (financial impact). For example, during economic turbulence, it’s important to understand how market volatility impacts you emotionally and, in turn, your financial decision-making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This involves a rational assessment of your comfort level when your assets are experiencing unrealized losses. How do you react, and how does your reaction impact your lifestyle and financial security later in life? For example, are you willing to stay invested during prolonged down markets because you are young enough to recover the losses before you need the assets or income from the assets? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rationale for Goals-Based Investing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of getting caught up in the noise of market predictions and election outcomes, focus on your long-term financial goals. Start by working with a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER\u2122 to develop a personalized retirement plan that addresses your needs, goals, and timelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behavioral finance focuses on goal-based investing, which means your current investment decisions should be based on your long-term objectives. No one has a crystal ball that can predict short-term market movement with any degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversification and Asset Allocation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding your emotions and biases\u2014such as aggressive investing, loss aversion, or herd mentality\u2014can be instrumental in developing asset allocation strategies that align with your risk tolerance and long-term objectives. That is, how much do you invest in the stock market, bond market, and other investments that have their levels of risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By recognizing your personal behavioral traits, you can create an investment strategy that avoids emotional pitfalls that undermine the achievement of your financial goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This self-awareness enables you to make better decisions that expand your wealth with a comfortable level of risk in various market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n